Islamic Contributions to Architecture By Billy Bleifer, Niccolo Debole, Aden Frank, Amit Harel, Nash Oldach, and Roy Sfadia
Jan 09, 2016
Islamic Contributions to Architecture
By Billy Bleifer, Niccolo Debole, Aden Frank, Amit Harel, Nash
Oldach, and Roy Sfadia
How it Influenced Gothic Arhicecture:
* During the late 11th century, several Islamic factors helped influence Gothic Architecture: - The Crusades, which began in 1096 - The Islamic population located in Spain - The Noman invasion of Islamic Sicily These millitary and cultural overlaps helped spread Islamic ideas such as...
What did the others pick up?
• The Pointed Archo This style of building arches has been in style with the
Islamic people since the 7th century • The airy, floaty that is a signature to Gothic era cathedrals
has been used by Islamic architecture since 600 AD-
Patterns
• Patterns were frequently used in Islamic design • They represent the infinity of Allah, with their nonending
repeating Dome of the Rock Patterns found on the inside of the dome. Cool,lush blues and greens represent their idea ofparadise. >>>
From the carpet we stand upon at home, to the Fritos bag you're eating sneakily under your desk right now, patterns have made themselves into our everyday lives.
Nowa' Days...
• Even today, Islamic buildings use the same elements that mosques had 1,000 years ago. o Most notably, there is the Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest
building in the world. o Use of arches and repeating designs such as the 3-lobed
style that almost literally spirals into Heaven